Mary Barbour
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| Born |
Mary Rough February 20, 1875 Kilbarchan |
| Died | April 2, 1958 (aged 83) Southern General Hospital, Glasgow |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation | Political activist, local councillor, magistrate |
| Known for | Glasgow Rent Strikes |
Mary Barbour (née Rough) (20 February 1875 – 2 April 1958) was a Scottish political activist, local councillor and magistrate. She was closely associated with the Red Clydeside movement in the early 20th century and especially for her role as the main organiser of the women of Govan who took part in the rent strikes of 1915.
Barbour was born on 20 February 1875 at 37 New Street, Kilbarchan to Jean Gavin and James Rough, a handloom carpet weaver. She was the third of seven children. Barbour attended school until the age of fourteen. In 1887 the family moved to the village of Elderslie and she gained work as a thread twister, eventually becoming a carpet printer. On 28 August 1896 she married engineer David Barbour (2 May 1873 - 13 November 1957) at Wallace Place, Elderslie. The couple settled in Govan.
Prior to her death Barbour lived at 34 Cromdale Street, Glasgow. She died aged 83 at the Southern General Hospital, Glasgow. and her funeral was held at Craigton Crematorium in Cardonald, near Govan.
Barbour first became politically active after joining and becoming an active member of the Kinning Park Co-operative Guild. Her political activism began in earnest leading the South Govan Women's Housing Association during the Glasgow rent strikes of 1915, when she actively organised tenant committees and eviction resistance. The protestors became known as "Mrs Barbour's Army".
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